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Object Number 37-38-20/4852
Display Title Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fiber fragments, seeds and red yarn
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Huichol
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Nayarit-Tepic
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm (13/16 x 1 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity Bag of about 25

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Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
37-38-20/4850 Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
Floral
Mexico
Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
37-38-20/4851 Envelope containing contents of pouches of girdles
Floral
Mexico
Cord girdles (?)
29-4-50/H871.3 Cord girdles (?)
Ropes
Rock hill Arokanggi Mekbengge's chefferie
Cord girdles (?)
29-4-50/H871.1 Cord girdles (?)
Ornament
Rock hill Arokanggi Mekbengge's chefferie
Cord girdles (?)
29-4-50/H871.2 Cord girdles (?)
Ornament
Rock hill Arokanggi Mekbengge's chefferie
Iron girdles, kanyega
29-42-50/B4589 Iron girdles, kanyega
Belt
Mwaya
Leather "rahat" girdles terminating in fringed tassels
24-24-50/B4205 Leather "rahat" girdles terminating in fringed tassels
Belt
Gammai
Tobacco pouches
04-28-10/63532 Tobacco pouches
Pouch
Alaska
Pouches, miniature, pigment inside, wrapped in cotton yarn
46-77-30/10871 Pouches, miniature, pigment inside, wrapped in cotton yarn
Woven Fiber
Raw Material
South America
Feather girdles?
78-5-30/16782 Feather girdles?
Raw Material
Accessory
Amazonas
"Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
26-1-50/B4279.2 "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Charm
Cameroon
"Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
26-1-50/B4279.1 "Neip njek" carried in pouches as "insurance" against evil influences
Raw Material
Charm
Cameroon